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It’s been a long time since I’ve worked on this, but I’ve finally resumed working on A Taste of Japan. It’s a video series that I started last year, and then intended on doing for every place that I went with my sister when she visited us in Japan. However, I only did six videos, got to a video that turned out to have many parts to be edited together, and stopped.

Well, that intimidating video has been done. It wasn’t actually difficult to do! I enjoyed editing the video! I posted it on my main channel, and here it is:

I absolutely love Enoshima. It’s a place I’ve been to a few times, though most of the time, I stayed on the mainland. Although it’s a bit long, I encourage you to watch it. There are a lot of interesting things to see there, as well as many beautiful views. I’ll be doing a new video in this series every week. Next week is Enoshima Aquarium.

You may remember some videos I made about our move to Canada. The last one I did was exactly two weeks before our move. I found it difficult to do the other videos because of a lack of time and motivation. However, since I’ve been working on my YouTube channel quite a bit lately, I’m feeling the motivation to get those videos all finished. So, here is the next video in the series.

In this video, we visited Kamakura for the last time. It’s probably my favourite place in Japan, especially since I lived there for four years, but also because of the history and beautiful places. Enjoy the video!

It’s now February 16th. Only forty-three days until we leave Japan. The time is so near that it’s feeling real. Still a lot to do, though.

One thing I’m going to start doing is making frequent videos about our move, talking about things we’ve done, things we need to do, and my thoughts of the moment. They’ll be pretty brief, but you’ll get an idea about what’s going on in my mind, as well as find out what the whole process is like.

But for now, I’ll just share with you an article that features some incredibly beautiful, but lesser-known places in Canada. Huffington Post published this a couple years ago. Here’s what you can see:

Mount Thor – Wow. The mountains in Nunavut look amazing

Abraham Lake – Incredible in winter. This is in my home province of Alberta.

Manicouagan Crater – This is probably one of the most famous craters in the world. It looks amazing from space.

I have a lot of videos to edit and post to YouTube. They were mostly taken back in October while my sister was visiting for two weeks. You’ve been waiting a long time for the videos to come out, so I thought I’d give you an idea about what you’ll see. So, here’s the grand list of videos I will post.

Enoshima – This will be a long video

Enoshima Aquarium

Hamarikyu Garden

Tsukiji Fish Market

Ginza

Tokyo Skytree

Miraikan (The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) and Odaiba

The Railway Museum

Ofuna Kannonji Temple

Tokeiji Temple

Jochiji Temple

Meigetsuin Temple

Hasedera Temple

Kotokuin Temple (Daibutsu)

Dinosaur Restaurant

Oyama (hiking to the top of a mountain)

Shinjuku Gyoen (gardens)

Meiji Jingu Shrine

Shibuya Crossing and Hachiko Statue

Tokyo Station

Imperial Palace East Gardens (this will be a big video)

Tokyo International Forum

Marine Tower

Yamashita Park

Hikawamaru (an old passenger ship)

Yokohama Chinatown and Chinese food

Motomachi (shopping district)

Yamate and Berrick Hall

Samukawa Shrine

And there will be another video from Izu. Or maybe more than one. We’re supposed to be going there later this month to see the kawazu zakura, which is a kind of early-blooming cherry tree. They’re bright pink. The area we’re going to has other attractions, as well.

Any of those look interesting to you? Let me know which ones you want to see in the comments below.

And just for a little taste, here’s the last Taste of Japan video. It’s a ride on one of the world’s largest Ferris wheels. It’s also the world’s largest clock. The view is amazing!

My family is moving to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It’s just over two months away. The time is going by quickly, so it’ll feel like we’ll be there in no time. I thought I’d introduce you to the city with video.

This is a good one. It shows the city in fifteen minutes, no speaking, just video.

And here’s a video of some of Edmonton’s best attractions. I think they missed out on some, like the Telus World of Science, Royal Alberta Museum, and Muttart Conservatory.

And this is under construction. It’s the new home of the Edmonton Oilers, as well as the two new tallest buildings in the city. The tallest will also be the tallest in Canada outside of Toronto.

After moving to Edmonton, I’ll be making my own videos, including ones about Edmonton attractions and our adjustment to life back in Canada.

My sister’s visit to Japan is coming to an end, but my video editing is going to begin. We’ve visited a lot of places over the past two weeks, and I took videos at most places. Some videos will be fairly short, while others will be pretty long.

How many videos? There will be twenty-eight! Two in Fujisawa, thirteen in Tokyo, one in Saitama, six in Kamakura, one in Yamato, one in Isehara, and four more in Yokohama. There have already been a couple Yokohama videos.

If you can guess where we visited (search about tourist attractions in the cities mentioned above), I’ll be impressed. You may get some, but there are others you may not get at all. Give it a try and guess!